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Maine College of Art & Design
Maine College of Art & Design says yes to 76.1% of applicants. Focus less on getting in and more on what's below — starting with the $40,778 median earnings.
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Maine College of Art & Design sits in Portland proper — a private campus woven into the city rather than walled off from it.
Its highest-earning path is Film/Video and Photographic Arts, where graduates median $41,600 four years out. 28.6% of undergraduates carry Pell grants — a plain read on who the campus actually serves. With 415 undergraduates and a residential core, weekends happen on campus — and 71.7% of first-years come back for a second year.
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Admissions
In the Fall 2023 cycle, Maine College of Art & Design received 913 applications and admitted 708 (77.5%), with 121 enrolling.
Leave the SAT prep out of this one — test scores are disregarded entirely. Maine College of Art & Design's 76.1% admission rate turned on grades and application strength.
How Maine College of Art & Design compares
| Maine College of Art & Design | Maine median | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance rate | 76.1% | 81% | 77.2% |
| Tuition (in-state) | $42,942 | $23,304 | $19,591 |
| Median earnings (10 yr) | $40,778 | $48,653 | $53,781 |
At $40,778, ten-year earnings trail the state median ($48,653). Look at Maine College of Art & Design's major-level rows below before reading too much into the campus-wide number.
Cost, size & completion
Tuition runs $42,942 regardless of where you're from. At Maine College of Art & Design, that sticker is a starting point for aid talks — not what the median family pays.
Enrollment sits at 415 — Maine College of Art & Design is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
51.5% graduate within six years. Roughly 48% don't — ask a Maine College of Art & Design tour guide what happens to them and watch the answer carefully.
Top majors by earnings at Maine College of Art & Design
| Bachelor's program | Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion |
|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $41,600 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,443 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | $34,720 |
Median earnings for these 3 Maine College of Art & Design programs come from a different federal cohort than the campus-wide $40,778 above — compare rows to each other, not to that 10-year figure. 2 additional Maine College of Art & Design programs have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.
Frequently asked questions
What GPA and test scores do you need for Maine College of Art & Design?
Maine College of Art & Design doesn't look at test scores; its 76.1% admission rate turned on transcripts, coursework rigor and the application itself.
What is Maine College of Art & Design's acceptance rate?
77.5% in the Fall 2023 cycle — 708 admitted from 913 applicants.
How much does Maine College of Art & Design cost?
At Maine College of Art & Design, published tuition is $42,942 — net price after aid usually comes in lower. That number is Maine College of Art & Design's ceiling, not a quote.
What do Maine College of Art & Design graduates earn?
Federal data puts median earnings at $40,778 ten years after enrolling. The table above breaks this down by major.
Similar colleges in Maine
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine — 83.5% admitted
- University of Southern Maine — 79.2% admitted
- Maine College of Health Professions — 71.4% admitted
- College of the Atlantic — 70.2% admitted
Run your own numbers
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01. Figures reflect the latest federal cohorts, which lag the current admissions cycle.